Kenwood DMC-Q55
| Name | DMC-Q55 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Kenwood |
| Released | 2002/10 |
| Device type | portable |
| Recorder | Player |
| MDLP | Yes |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | No |
| Dimensions | 74.0x15.7x78.6mm |
| Weight | 62.6g (86.6g w/batt) |
| ATRAC ver | |
| Battery | NH-14WM "Gumstick" |
| Sidecar battery | 1xAA |
| Voltage | 1.2, 1.5 |
| Power cable | |
| Price (launch) | |
| ¥25 000 |
|
| - | |
| Inputs | N/A |
| Outputs | 3.5mm headphone |
| Control |
Offered in DMC-Q55-S (Silver) DMC-Q55-L (Blue) DMC-Q55-B (Black).
- Supports MDLP and group mode
- Equipped with “Shock-Guard”, a sound skip prevention function for up to 160 seconds (when playing LP4)
- “Alarm timer” (1-120 minutes) that can prevent over-ride of trains
- “Sleep timer” convenient for good night (1-120 minutes)
- “Resume function” to play from where it stopped
- “Auto power off” function that automatically turns off the power after a while after stopping
- Various playback patterns that you can set to your liking: Random playback, repeat playback, intro playback (i-GAME), monaural long-time recording / playback
- “Jet search function” convenient for MDLP playback
- Rechargeable battery level display (remote control)
- Beep sound during operation (ON / OFF switchable)
The remote control that comes with the DMC-Q77 and DMC-Q55 supports two-line Chinese character display, allowing you to display the characters you typed on a device that can input Chinese characters, such as the NetMD model. The two-line display can be set according to your preference from “Song number and playback time”, “Disc name”, “Song name”, “Group name”, “KENWOOD”, and “Playback mode”.
Features: MDLP and group function support. Charging stand (without speakers). Comes with two types of headphones: ear buds and “clip-on” phones. “D-Class” (digital) amplifier employed in DMC-“Q” series units (a full digitization of the audio circuit) reduces distortion and decreases power consumption. “D.P.A.C. (digital pulse axis control) function incorporated for high quality audio playback.” Digital sound EQ and 3D effect with two user definable settings. Alarm timer (1-120 minutes), useful for avoiding missed train stops. Sleep timer (1-120 minutes), turns unit off automatically. Repeat, shuffle and intro play modes. “A-B” repeat allows repetition of audio sections up to 40 seconds long (handy for language learning, etc.). Backlit LCD remote has 2 lines for displaying [track number and playback time] [disk name] [track name] [group name] [KENWOOD] [playback mode] in various combinations as well as Kanji titles. Selectable (on/off) beep. Differences from DMC-Q77: comes with two kinds of headphones, no speakers in charge stand.
Content adapted from: Minidisc.org page Kenwood Press Release av.watch
